York Against Cancer

Analysis

York Against Cancer is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06884476). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, York Against Cancer reported income of £1.2m and spending of £3.1m, spending 253% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £648k to £1.2m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, York Against Cancer sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association Limited (£1.2m), Woman's Trust (£1.2m) and Sane (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68%, trading 29% and investments 2.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £216k. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 14%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.9m. Reserves of £868k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.